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Karahrud

Karahrud
كرهرود
City —
Merged into Arak
Karahrud is located in Iran
Karahrud
Karahrud
Coordinates: 34°03′36″N 49°38′38″E / 34.06000°N 49.64389°E / 34.06000; 49.64389Coordinates: 34°03′36″N 49°38′38″E / 34.06000°N 49.64389°E / 34.06000; 49.64389
Country  Iran
Province Markazi
County Arak
Bakhsh Central
Merged into Arak as Arak Municipality District 4 April 6, 2013
Population (2006)
 • Total 23,399
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Karahrud (Persian: كرهرود‎‎, also Romanized as Karahrūd and Karehrūd; also known as Kararūt and Qara Rūd) was a city in the Central District of Arak County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 23,399, in 6,209 families. The city was reorganised as part of Arak, becoming Arak Municipality district 4. It is the birthplace of Kurdish historian and prince of Bidlîs, Sharaf Khan Bidlisi (1543-ca. 1600).


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